(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 473)
The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a recommendation from the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology that the examination in the subject Biological Anthropology be replaced by examinations in the subjects Applied Biological Anthropology and Human Evolutionary Studies for the M.Phil. Degree. The special regulations for the examination in Biological Anthropology have accordingly been rescinded with effect from 1 October 2008. Special regulations for the examinations in Applied Biological Anthropology and Human Evolutionary Studies have been approved with effect from the same date as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Applied Biological Anthropology for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
| (i) | a thesis of not more than 20,000 words in length, excluding tables, appendices, and references, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology; |
| (ii) | a quantitative exercise on statistical analysis and interpretation; |
| (iii) | an exercise on laboratory analysis and report writing; |
| (iv) | three timed essays based on material from the option courses; |
| (v) | an oral presentation of the proposed dissertation topic. |
2. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis, the general field of knowledge within which it falls, and on the other work submitted as part of the examination.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Human Evolutionary Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
| (i) | a thesis of not more than 20,000 words in length, excluding tables, appendices, and references, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology; |
| (ii) | four essays each of not more than 2,500 words in length excluding tables and references, on topics approved by the Degree Committee. |
2. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis, the general field of knowledge within which it falls, and on the other work submitted as part of the examination.